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Telegraph Road

Telegraph Road from directly overhead

Telegraph Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, a historic site 2.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.47263, -95.69463

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memory Park: 5.5 mi
  • Fernland Historical Park: 5.5 mi
  • Cedar Brake Park: 5.8 mi
  • Stanley Lake MUD Park: 6.6 mi
  • Cape Conroe Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 23
Museums: 8
Attractions: 8
  • Dragon Swings: 17.3 mi
  • Leonardo's Catapult: 17.4 mi
  • Pony Rides: 17.4 mi
  • Longbows: 17.4 mi
  • The King's Swings: 17.4 mi
Peaks: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Alden Bridge Community Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Veggie Village: Alden Bridge: 21.9 mi
  • Bear Branch Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • George Mitchell Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telegraph Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peckerwood HillNNE 29°144 m18.9 mi
Smith HillNNE 24°126 m19.4 mi
Blue Bonnet HillN 349°96 m8.3 mi
Shepard HillE 88°95 m10.8 mi
Crater HillESE 123°48 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:35
June solstice06:2219:5420:29
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:1616:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663697782858580716154
Precip in4.43.33.53.45.55.23.34.53.75.44.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conroe, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452329356

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